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Articles by Christina
A minute in the life of…an Art Editor
Monday, August 17th, 2009
I have made a rather unpleasant discovery. The Pantone guide (which I use to ensure I have chosen the right colours for our book covers before they go to print) has always sported a disclaimer stating that the colours within are subject to fading and discolouration and as such the sampler should be replaced annually. [...]
What an Art Editor buys off Amazon…
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
I am, and always have been, an internet binge shopper: I won’t buy anything for months but then I’ll log on to some site (Amazon being the one-stop port of call of choice at the moment) and test my credit card for endurance over a couple of hours, usually during a rainy afternoon. So, during [...]
I have been outed.
Friday, May 15th, 2009
So, just when I thought I could continue to pootle along undetected, generally keeping a low profile and letting our readers believe that the A&B office is staffed by only five people, along comes my colleague Louise who blows my cover by mentioning me in her entry about Lord of Misrule – thanks, Louise!!! Just [...]
Currently we are...
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...reading
Not on the Label: What Really Goes into the Food on your Plate, by Felicity Lawrence Chiara: What are we doing to our food?! A hard book for a foodie like me to read, but an important eye-opener.
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